Vice President Of Sales - lincoln, NE

Vice President of Sales-Lincoln, NE

The Lincoln Journal Star, partnering with Amplified Digital is seeking a dynamic leader as the Vice President of Sales for Lincoln and the surrounding areas. This position is a "boots on the ground" role responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities plus growing relationships with existing clients to increase sales and revenue individually and by leading a team. Lee Enterprises is the fastest growing digital subscription platform in the nation for four years running.

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Build a high-performing team; provides motivation, coaching, guidance and support to ensure individual and team success
• Recruit/hire results-driven high performing sales professionals
• Sets sales goals, develops and executes strategies to win new business
• Generates new business by researching new prospects and following up on sales leads
• Participates in networking events and organizations to build leads
• Establishes and maintains customer relations to grow sales revenue
• Consults with prospective clients to assess advertising needs
• Partners with Amplified Digital Agency and other Lee divisions to formulate solutions and proposals
• Develops and executes sales proposals; close sales
• Manages a pipeline to optimize conversion and account growth (CRM)
• Become proficient in assigned business sectors, with an eye on emerging and growth sectors
• Applicants will be expected to lead a team of sales executives while also managing and expanding their own book of business.

Desired Experience: Competitive media (broadcast, cable, radio) sales leaders have made successful transitions to Lee/Amplified because:

• We're an advertising powerhouse focused on growth and transformation
• Amplified is one of the fastest-growing digital agencies in the country with consistent YoY growth
• Opportunity for advancement: Nearly every member of our senior leadership team has advanced through the organization

Demonstrated experience successfully leading a sales team and growing revenue is required.

Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company-provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes employer paid STD and paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving over markets in 25 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 34 million digital unique visitors.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we participate in E-Verify. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion.